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We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since April 2024:

• Kailan Boston, eXp Commercial
• Thomas Brafford, Patterson Pope Inc
• Garrott Braswell, Avison Young
• Noah Carper, Suddath Relocation & Logistics
• Margaret Doolin, Barings
• Andy Eades, Patriot Surveying & Infrastructure PLLC
• Keely Edwards, Ratzlaff Construction Company, LLC
• Jewell Gentry, Avison Young
• Will Grant, Ascent Construction Group
• Grandin Howell, DAVENPORT
• Geoffrey Lewis, GEL Engineering, LLC
• Chad Melberg, Gable Company
• Trent Michels, FuND
• Brian Mountcastle, L.F. Jennings General Contractor
• Sean Pardy, Terracon Consultants, Inc
• Zach Spencer, The Bainbridge Companies
• James Thompson, Dogwood Industrial Properties
• Paul Viverette, Multivista
• Tyler Windham, USI Insurance Services
• Adam Winters, ARCO Design/Build, Inc.

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Originally published on June 27, 2023, by NAIOP.

Dustin C. Read, Ph.D., J.D., has been named the NAIOP Research Foundation/Thomas J. Bisacquino Distinguished Fellow.

The position is endowed by the Thomas J. Bisacquino Honorary Fund, established by members of NAIOP to honor Bisacquino’s exemplary service to the association and the commercial real estate industry. Bisacquino retired in June 2022 after 33 years serving as NAIOP president and CEO.

“I’m exceptionally pleased to recognize Dustin with this fellowship,” said Jennifer LeFurgy, executive director of the NAIOP Research Foundation. “He is a longtime friend of NAIOP and has contributed his valuable expertise to the Foundation for several years. I’m confident we will all continue to benefit from his dedication, enthusiasm and leadership.”

Originally published on April 28, 2023, by Marie Ruff for NAIOP.

There is no one path to commercial real estate development, but for Gregory Boler Jr., a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, his career journey started with a mechanical engineering degree at Georgia State University. JLL’s Project and Development Services (PDS) Group interviewed Boler as part of an effort to recruit diverse entry-level talent in technical majors from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). He was one of four students selected and began his career working for JLL’s PDS Group in Atlanta.

“This was the only year that JLL’s PDS vertical recruited nationals at HBCUs, for which I’m grateful because I cannot imagine doing anything else,” Boler said.

Boler has a dozen years of experience in acquisitions, development, construction, leasing, asset management, and disposition. As managing director, of east region investments, Bridge Logistics Properties, his roles include sourcing and executing existing industrial acquisitions and new industrial developments. He currently manages several team members across the East Coast; his region stretches from Georgia to Pennsylvania and into New Jersey.

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Originally published by Kim Snyder on March 27, 2023 for NAIOP E-Newsletter.

In the Spring issue of Development magazine, I shared some of my thoughts on our industry, my goals as chair, and what I see as NAIOP’s greatest member value. I had so much to share that I quickly ran out of room! So, I’m sharing an extended cut of our conversation with our Market Share blog readers. If you already haven’t, I’d invite you to read my recent column in the Spring issue of the magazine.

What are your goals as NAIOP Chair?

Our association is growing – surpassing new records at the end of 2022 – yet the membership structure is complex and can be challenging to explain to a new member. We need to simplify and streamline, making the structure easier to understand and removing any potential barriers for members. I’m pleased to share that a task force has been appointed to examine the structure.

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Originally published on September 13, 2022, by NAIOP.

Students receive credit towards earning their certificate through core classes presented by the NAIOP Center for Education. So whether you want to enhance the value of your current career track or to increase your credibility in transitioning to a new career goal or area of interest, consider the professional benefits and competitive edge you'll gain by earning your NAIOP Certificate of Advanced Study.

Commercial real estate professionals wanting to advance their careers by earning their certificate can focus their efforts on either the development or finance tracks by pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Study in Commercial Real Estate Development or a Certificate of Advanced Study in Real Estate Finance.

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As part of an annual visit, NAIOP members visited elected North Carolina's elected officials today in Raleigh. Representing the commercial real estate industry’s perspective is critical to cultivate future relationships when challenges arise in the state legislature. 

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Volunteers are the heart of our Charlotte Chapter and its success, and we encourage every member to become actively involved in one of our committees! We have a number of opportunities for involvement and more information on each committee can be found here. Our committees include Programs, Legislative, Membership, and Sponsorship. Interested? Reach out to [email protected].

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since November 2021:

• Dave Andrews
• John L.  Berger
• Kara A.  Blue
• Brian Bunce
• Dave Davis
• Sara Downing
• Malik Evans
• Brittany Govoni
• Adam S. Hawthorne
• Alexa Jordan
• Joseph L. Leary
• Terry Martin
• Timothy C. Murphy
• Jordan E. Murray
• Ian Patrick
• Tony Rolfes
• John Schick
• Jason Smith
• Jack Taylor
• Drew Thompson
• Wenzhuo Tuttle
• Nick Vosnock

Congratulations to our Tournament Winners!

Thank you to all our Participants and Sponsors!

We had an amazing turnout at this year’s CRCBR/NAIOP Charlotte Fall Golf Tournament. Thank you to everyone who came out on September 27 at Carolina Golf Club and congratulations to all of our tournament winners!

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Gross Winners

Our first place winners based on GROSS were:

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since March 12, 2021:

• Brian Taylor, Miller-Valentine Group
• Caleb Gass, Heritage BlueFire
• Chandler Markey, Sands Investment Group
• Philip Elliott, Consulting Services Incorporated
• Elsa Simaan, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
• Greg Hartley, Acro Development Services, PLLC
• HeatherMucci, Novus Architects
• John Moscati, GTA Associates, Inc.
• Philip Potter, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
• Allen McDowell, Bohler Engineering
• AnthonyZook, Bohler Engineering

While 2020 didn’t go as planned, it didn’t stop NAIOP Charlotte members from continuing to connect and engage with each other and industry experts in the CRE community. Check out the many highlights from our events this past year. In addition, the Chapter thanked the 2020 Cornerstone Sponsors during an appreciation event and held a special event to welcome new members.

June LWAL: Update from Elected Leadership

During this LWAL, members received updates at the federal and state levels about the current society and commercial real estate development issues and heard the efforts being made to get the economy moving again. Our special guests included: Congressman Dan Bishop, US House 9^th District; Speaker Tim Moore, NC House 111^th District; and Representative Jason Saine, NC House 9thth District. Click here to access the recording.

June LWAL: Economic Development Pipeline

In the middle of June, industry experts provided an update on what our economic development organizations are doing today. Our speakers included: Tracy Dodson, City of Charlotte; Donny Hicks, CEcD, CCIM, Gaston Country Economic Development Corporation; and Robby Carney, Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation. Click here to access the recording.

August Virtual Panel: Are Lenders Lending?

Members and nonmembers engaged with industry leaders discussing the present state of lending and found out where we are in the course of this hurricane. We heard perspectives on the present state of lending in the commercial lending environment from Scott Cook, TD Bank; Anthony Fertitta, JLL; and Brad Smith, Bank of America.